Can bulk change limit 1000 be increased for JIRA Cloud?

Question

I know the bulk change limit can be increased for JIRA Server, but is there a way to do it for JIRA Cloud?

I want to migrate cca 2700 tickets from one project to another and need to do it in one batch to not loose connections between epics and tasks/stories. I would then put the limit back to 1000.

Anyone knows how to do this? :)

Kyle Twogood · Answer

The 1,000-issue cap in Jira Cloud is unfortunately locked in pace - per Atlassian it would take an architectural change, tracked as JRACLOUD-80036 (worth a vote).

Until that lands, your realistic options for a ~2,700-issue change are:

1. Batch it with JQL - slice the set into chunks under 1,000 (by created date, key range, or by excluding a label you add as you go), and run the native bulk change once per slice. Free, but manual and easy to fat-finger on the third pass.

2. CSV re-import - works for field updates if the CSV carries the issue key, but the field mapping is fiddly and there's no preview.

3. A Marketplace app. Full disclosure, I'm the developer of Bulk Ops for Jira, which was built for exactly this: you write one JQL query, it shows a before/after preview of every matched issue, and the run executes in the background across the whole set - no 1,000 ceiling, with a per-issue audit trail you can export to CSV afterwards. Runs on Forge, so nothing leaves your Atlassian environment.

If it's a one-off and under ~2,000 issues, honestly option 1 is fine. Past that, or if you'll do this regularly, an app pays for itself in not having to babysit batches.

Kyle

Becky Brooks - MCP Gateway for Jira · Answer

Hi,

Yes, there is a limit of 1000 as this documentation states:

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/edit-multiple-issues-at-the-same-time/

As an Atlassian employee wrote in on this feature request (which you can vote for here):

"We are moving this to a feature request for our long term roadmap. Supporting movement of over 1000 issues at a time requires an architectural change. Your existing votes will carry over and help with prioritisation decisions. Please continue to track our progress using this ticket. "

One option in the Marketplace called Deep Clone might satisfy your needs: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1218652/deep-clone-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=reviews&source=community248

This is a review I found from a user that was able to get about 2k issues closed:

"I was able to clone a Jira Cloud project with ~15K issues so that I could test the implications of changing its workflow and issue scheme. It timed out a couple of times, so I resorted to cloning in smaller batches of about 2K issues."

I hope that helps!

- Becky

Ezgi Bayındır · Answer

Hello @Marta Woźniak-Semeniuk

Can you check this question? How can I copy *all* issues from one project to an... (atlassian.com) Looks like there is a solution for server but not for cloud :/  But the app mentioned in the comment will help you.

Best,

Ezgi